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What to keep, sell, and recycle in ARC Raiders – Comprehensive looting guide

Your cheat shoot to getting rich.

Arka Sarkar

Published: Nov 13, 2025 02:11 pm

Looting in ARC Raiders can be one of the most fun and equally confusing activities in the game, as you can find plenty of unique items on every raid.

All ARC Raiders items you should sell and recycle

The balance between recycling and selling often depends on your priorities. If you have plenty of crafting materials and require credits, selling the items in the following table is the way to go. If you have a shortage of crafting materials and plenty of upgrades, try recycling first.

Item	Rarity	Value
Accordion	Rare	2000
Alarm Clock	Rare	1000
ARC Coolant	Rare	1000
ARC Flex Rubber	Rare	1000
ARC Performance Steel	Rare	1000
ARC Synthetic Resin	Rare	1000
ARC Thermo Lining	Rare	1000
Bicycle Pump	Rare	2000
Broken Flashlight	Rare	1000
Broken Guidance System	Rare	2000
Broken Handcuffs	Uncommon	640
Broken Handheld Radio	Rare	2000
Broken Taser	Rare	1000
Burned ARC Circuitry	Uncommon	640
Camera Lens	Uncommon	640
Candle Holder	Uncommon	640
Coolant	Rare	1000
Cooling Coil	Rare	1000
Crumpled Plastic Bottle	Uncommon	270
Damaged ARC Motion Core	Uncommon	640
Damaged ARC Powercell	Uncommon	293
Deflated Football	Uncommon	1000
Diving Goggles	Rare	640
Dried-Out ARC Resin	Uncommon	640
Expired Respirator	Rare	640
Flute	Rare	640
Frying Pan	Rare	640
Garlic Press	Uncommon	1000
Headphones	Rare	1000
Ice Cream Scooper	Uncommon	640
Household Cleaner	Uncommon	640
Impure ARC Coolant	Uncommon	640
Industrial Charger	Rare	1000
Industrial Charger	Rare	1000
Metal Brackets	Uncommon	640
Number Plate	Uncommon	90
Polluted Air Filter	Rare	1000
Portable TV	Rare	2000
Power Bank	Rare	1000
Projector	Rare	1000
Radio	Rare	1000
Remote Control	Rare	1000
Ripped Safety Vest	Uncommon	1000
Rollbot Part	Epic	6000
Rubber Pad	Rare	1000
Ruined Acceleration	Rare	2000
Ruined Baton	Uncommon	640
Ruined Handcuffs	Uncommon	640
Ruined Riot Shield	Rare	1000
Ruined Tactical Vest	Uncommon	640
Rusted Bolts	Uncommon	640
Rusty ARC Steel	Uncommon	640
Spotter Relay	Uncommon	5000
Spring Cushion	Rare	2000
Tattered ARC Lining	Uncommon	640
Tattered Clothes	Uncommon	640
Thermostat	Rare	1000
Torn Blanket	Rare	5000
Turbo Pump	Rare	2000
Water Filter	Rare	1000

Items to keep for Workshop Upgrades in ARC Raiders

Here’s a list of items you’re going to keep for upgrading Scrappy and your workstations.

Workshops to upgrade	Items you should keep
Scrappy	Dog Collar, Lemon, Apricot, Prickly Pear, Olives, Cat Bed, Mushroom, Apricot, Very Comfortable Pillow
Gunsmith	Rusted Tools, Mechanical Components, Wasp Driver, Rusted Gear, Advanced Mechanical Components, Sentinel Firing Core
Medical Lab	Cracked Bioscanner, Durable Cloth, Tick Pod, Rusted Shut Medical Kit, Antiseptic, Surveyor Vault
Explosives Station	Synethesized Fuel, Crude Explosives, Pop Trigger, Laboratory Reagents, Explosive Compound, Rocketeer Driver
Gear Bench	Power Cable, Hornet Driver, Electrical Components, Industrial Battery, Advanced Electrical Components, Bastion Cell
Refiner	Toaster, ARC Motion Core, Fireball Burner, Motor, ARC Circuitry, Bombardier Cell
Utility	Damaged Heat Sink, Electrical Components, Snitch Scanner, Fried Motherboard, Advanced Electrical Components, Leaper Pulse Unit

Quest items to keep in ARC Raiders

Here’s a list of quest items to keep in ARC Raiders.

Item	Rarity	Value
Leaper Pulse Unit	Epic	5000
Power Rod	Epic	5500
Rocketeer Driver	Epic	5000
Surveyor Fault	Rare	2000
Antiseptic	Rare	1000
Hornet Driver	Rare	2000
Syringe	Rare	5000
Wasp Driver	Rare	1000
Water Pump	Rare	1000
Snitch Scanner	Uncommon	2000

Project items to keep in ARC Raiders

The items mentioned in the table below should be preserved for different projects and puzzles.

Item	Rarity	Value
Leaper Pulse Unit	Epic	5000
Magnetic Accelerator	Epic	5000
Exodus Modules	Epic	5000
Advanced Electrical Components	Rare	5000
Humidifier	Rare	5000
Sensors	Rare	500
Cooling Fan	Rare	2000
Battery	Uncommon	250
Light Bulb	Uncommon	2000
Electrical Components	Uncommon	640
Wires	Uncommon	200
Durable Cloth	Uncommon	640
Steel Spring	Uncommon	300
ARC Allow	Uncommon	200
Rubber Parts	Common	50
Metal Parts	Common	50

Items you store for projects and quests are required in limited amounts; there’s no need to store them if you have finished the respective quest/project.

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